What happened in Russia in 1917 that led the United States to justify its involvement in World War I as a fight for democracy? R
ussia signed a military defense treaty with France and Great Britain. Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and made peace with the Germans. Russian revolutionaries overthrew the Czar and established a provisional government. Russian Bolsheviks, under Vladimir Lenin's leadership, toppled the provisional government.
"Russian Bolsheviks, under Vladimir Lenin's leadership, toppled the provisional government" is what led the United States to justify its involvement in World War I as a fight for democracy, since the Bolsheviks were communist.
The Cabinet Position added after 1950 (specifically in 1953) was the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, later renamed to Health and Human Services. <span />
